2011 British riots could be repeated: Survey
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Many young people in Britain believe there could be a repeat this year of the riots of 2011 as the worsening employment conditions that contributed to ... Read more...
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UAE citizenship for 930 Emirati women-born kids
April 7th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 7 (IANS/WAM) A total of 930 children who were born to Emirati mothers will get the United Arab Emirates citizenship.The Commission tasked with the implementation of the ... Read more...
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Fizzy soft drinks spur teens’ aggressiveness
October 25th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) Drinking more than five cans of non-diet fizzy soft drinks every week fosters aggressiveness among teens, new research says.This includes carrying a weapon and perpetrating violence ... Read more...
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Popular music promotes sexual aggression
September 7th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Popular music promotes sexual aggression among adolescents, says a research.
"Popular music can teach young men to be sexually aggressive and treat women as objects while ... Read more...
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Bundchen has elevated Esprit: Official
September 3rd, 2011 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, who recently became the face of high street store Esprit has "elevated" the brand, says Esprit continental president for North America John ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh poll officials target youth
June 5th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 5 (IANS) After head counting the 72.5 million residents of Madhya Pradesh for Census 2011, election officials in the state are once again knocking at every door -- ... Read more...
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Australian Army says sex scandal ‘isolated’ incident
April 9th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 9 (IANS) A sex scandal that hit the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) and threatened to stain the institution's reputation was described by the defence chief as an ... Read more...
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Overweight adolescents may develop weak bones
March 6th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Overweight adolescents may develop weak bones, besides facing a host of health problems.
A study of 143 overweight 14-18-year olds shows those with risk factors such ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus says smoking bong was a ‘bad decision’
February 10th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Singer and actress Miley Cyrus has admitted that smoking a bong was a 'bad decision' because it has disappointed her fans.The pop star's comments are published just ... Read more...
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Is 60 the new 44?
January 28th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 28 (ANI): A survey has revealed that people in sixties feel younger - as young as a 44-year-old perhaps.Not only are they tech savvy and enjoy long holidays abroad but ... Read more...
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More girls than boys being hospitalised for drinking in UK
October 23rd, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): A UK survey has revealed that more girls than boys are being increasingly hospitalised for drinking.The charity, Alcohol Concern, found that 13 girls were admitted from A&E to ... Read more...
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Girls ‘face sexual harassment routinely’
October 15th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 15 (ANI): A UK poll has found that almost 66 percent young women say they have been subjected to unwanted sexual contact at school.The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), ... Read more...
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Facebook, Twitter obsessed Brit teens becoming ’screen-agers’
August 30th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 30 (ANI): With increasing popularity of Facebook and Twitter, more than half of the British teenagers are turning into "screen-agers", hence increasing the sale of laptops in the country, ... Read more...
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Two arrested with fake passports at Lucknow airport
August 26th, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) Two teenagers were arrested along with fake passports at the Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (Amausi) here Thursday, police said.
Immigration officials at the airport held the two, as they ... Read more...
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Newquay in UK seeing more booze, sex on the beach than Ibiza of Spain
August 16th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 16 (ANI): Newquay, on Cornwall's north coast in Britain is being seen as the new Ibiza as more and more youngsters are flocking to it for cheap booze, endless bar ... Read more...
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A fifth of sexually active Brit girls get pregnant at least once before 18
July 23rd, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): A survey has shown that almost one fifth of sexually active girls in Britain have been pregnant at least once by the age of 18.The Department for Education ... Read more...
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Fifth of Britain’s sexually active girls get pregnant
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Nearly a fifth of sexually active girls in Britain get pregnant at least once before they turn 18, a survey has revealed.
A poll conducted among thousands of 18-year-olds ... Read more...
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Teens Charged With Setting Turtle On Fire And Then Stabbing It To Death
June 14th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Bellport, New York, June 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two 18 year olds have been charged with the killing of a turtle by setting it on fire and stabbing it to death ... Read more...
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Oz women as young as 18 taking overseas cosmetic-surgery holidays
June 9th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 9 (ANI): It has emerged Australian women, as young as 18, are going overseas to have cosmetic-surgery in a bid to reclaim their youth.One such individual is single mother Ambah ... Read more...
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Males follow older siblings’ example in drinking
May 26th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 26 (IANS) Males influence their younger siblings into copycat drinking, says a new study.
Ryan McAndrew, of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, said ... Read more...
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Exercise early for stronger bones in old age
May 4th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 4 (IANS) Exercises early on increase bone density and size, which may spell a reduced risk of osteoporosis later, says a study.
Around 3,200 men had their bones examined and their ... Read more...
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Exercise in youth to make old age bones stronger
May 4th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Physical activity when young increases bone density and size, which may mean a reduced risk of osteoporosis later in life, concludes a new study.For the thesis from the ... Read more...
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US ambassador awards English learning scholarships to MCD school
April 14th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer Wednesday awarded certificates to 100 new microscholarship recipients in the English Access Microscholarship Programme at the MCD Primary School in Nizamuddin Basti ... Read more...
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Supportive parents can stop teenagers from becoming materialistic
March 25th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 25 (ANI): Supportive parents can help teenagers from becoming materialistic, a new study claims.University of Arizona marketing researcher Lan Nguyen Chaplin claims that adolescents of this age have been characterized ... Read more...
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Sexpo to be soon listed on Oz stockmarket?
March 3rd, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 3 (ANI): Adult lifestyle exhibition, popularly known as Sexpo, could be listed on the Australian stockmarket before the end of the year.Organisers of the exposition are looking to fund an ... Read more...
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Australia’s Sexpo looks at stockmarket listing
March 3rd, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 3 (IANS) Sexpo, an adult lifestyle exhibition, may be listed on the Australian stock market. The organisers are keen to fund an overseas expansion, an official said.
Sexpo general manager Rob ... Read more...
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Drunken lasses cause more car crashes
February 18th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Alcohol plays the villain in the rising toll of fatal car crashes involving young women drivers in the US, says a new research.
In 2007 alone, alcohol-related fatal ... Read more...
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Alcohol behind rising toll of fatal car crashes involving young female drivers
February 18th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Alcohol is fast becoming a main reason behind fatal car crashes involving young women drivers in the US, a new study claims.The research team made the observation after ... Read more...
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Almost half of injured Haitians in mega quake are likely to be children
January 28th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 28 (ANI): A statistical study has indicated that the victims of the January 12 quake in Haiti include an extraordinarily high number of children - more than 110,000, nearly half ... Read more...
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Under-18s more likely to catch swine flu
December 31st, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) Under 18-year-olds are more likely than adults to catch swine flu from an infected family member, says a new study.
The data reveals that household contacts aged 18 ... Read more...
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Ronaldo still tops Fergie’s Man U favourite list
December 4th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 4 (ANI): Coach Alex Ferguson has hailed Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo as the most important signing of the decade for Manchester United.The Old Trafford boss made the choice in ... Read more...
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Sir Alex Ferguson sees ‘Fergie Fledglings’ in current Man U brigade
December 1st, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 1 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has given his young team a huge confidence boost by comparing them to the famous class of the mid-90s.Despite a ... Read more...
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Jake Gyllenhaal gives convicted drug smuggler a movie role
November 30th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Jake Gyllenhaal was so moved by the life story of a troubled teen that the actor won him a cameo role in his upcoming flick Brothers.Gyllenhaal, 28, spent ... Read more...
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One in 10 Brit teens branded ‘Neet’
November 20th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): One in 10 British teenagers is unemployed and not in education, according to latest official figures.The Government has a target to reduce the proportion of young people ... Read more...
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Alcohol, drug abuse test can predict risky teenage sexual behaviour
October 19th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Alcohol and drug use are known contributors to teenagers engaging in dangerous practices like unprotected sex, multiple partners, unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and drug overdose.
Yet, research ... Read more...
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